Letter: Today's 'Nazis' use the same tactics as those of WWII

Today's 'Nazis' are not who you think they are

The term Nazi has been used a lot lately. Nazi stands for the German National Socialist Party. And we all know what a disaster socialism has been, just ask Venezuela, Cuba etc. During Hitler’s rise to power he used his Brown Shirts, a huge organization that disrupted rallies, knocked heads of opponents, and in general terrorized people. Today we would call them antifa and they wear masks. They are supposed to be anti-fascists but act like Nazis.

Also in Hitler’s rise to power was the control of the media which gave glowing reports of the Nazis, under-reported and made up false stories of their opponents. Gee, looks like the media today which includes the major newspapers, TV, Movies and even the education establishment (Yes our colleges are part of the resistance, just look at Univ. of Missouri as an example). The media doesn’t even claim to be unbiased as reports on Trump are 92% negative and I suspect that the remaining 8 percent are neutral, not positive. When can you recall a positive story about a conservative?

I am afraid that we are seeing the same methods used by the Nazis. If you disagree with an idea and can’t debate it; dispute the opponent’s claims, put out false facts, call opponents names (we see racist used today), ban opponents views (ala Facebook etc.) and if that fails – use violence (chase conservatives out of restaurants, yell and scream in opponents faces and then knock heads).

--George Long, Newark

What was good for Hillary should be good for Ivanka

Lock her up! That's what the theme for Trump's supporters was at his rallies ... on Hillary's e-mails. Well, it's time to say lock up Ivanka for doing the same thing with her e-mails; what makes her better than Hillary? Is it because she's the daughter of Trump and can do anything she wants like her father, bad mouthing everybody?

--John V. Ciarlo, Rehoboth Beach

We need a break on daycare costs

I gave birth to my amazing son last December and it has been eye-opening how much childcare costs for working parents. We enrolled him in part-time daycare at $1,215/month, which at the end of this year will equate to $2,000 more a year than in-state tuition at University of Delaware. Full time would be $1,700/month so we make it work with family help and days off. We are fortunate to have great jobs and this still feels like a struggle, so I cannot imagine how those with less income, or single parents, make it work.

The tax write-off for daycare is laughable (35 percent of annual costs up to $3,000) while buying a private jet has a 100 percent bonus depreciation.

How does that help the middle class?

Children unable to enter an accredited, reputable and safe daycare at best fall behind in school early and at worst are put in dangerous situations. Daycare costs have increased 400 percent since the 80s, according to a recent NY Times article and most families rely on two sources of income -- or more -- so even for parents wanting to stay home, that's not often an option.

Delaware legislators, please find a solution for affordable daycare in our state. We have given so many breaks to the elderly (rightfully so) and it's time to make some strategic decisions that will attract young families to our area.